Webware2 Smartphones buying guide 2011

Webware2 Smartphones buying guide 2011

 

Budget Smartphone: MOTOROLA DEFY

This Android-based smartphone has a neat, uncluttered design, a 3.7in LCD panel with a sharp resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and a decent battery life. With its responsive touchscreen and decent internal specs, the Motorola Defy is an easy to use phone with a modest price.

The Motorola DEFY, as the name suggests, is not afraid to be dropped, scratched (Gorilla Glass), used in a sand storm, or submersed in water up to 3 feet (1 meter). It is powered by Android 2.2, it has a 3.7" touch display, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, microSDHC card slot and speakerphone.

 

Mid Range: Samsung Google Nexus S

Nexus S is the next generation of Nexus devices co-developed by Google and Samsung.Nexus S comes pre-installed with the latest Google apps and has features like true multi-tasking, Wi-Fi hotspot, Internet Calling, Near-Field Communication (NFC) support, and full web browsing.With this device, users will be the first to receive software upgrades and new Google mobile apps as soon as they become available.

Key specs: 

1 GHz Hummingbird processor paired with 16GB of internal memory makes Nexus S one of the fastest phones on the market.

The rear-facing 5 megapixel camera is capable of taking stunning pictures and videos that you can share with friends and family.

The Contour Display uses a thin-profile glass panel, making Nexus S uniquely slim and trim. It's subtle but you'll notice. 

Take Nexus S outside, there's 75% less glare than on other smartphone displays. Your videos, pictures and games look their best and the sun 

Size: 4.88” x 2.48” x 0.43” | 800x480  | 4” Display | 5.0 mega-pixel Camera + VGA front Camera

 

Premium Range: Apple iPhone 4S | Galaxy Nexus

Apple iPhone 4S: The iPhone 4S is a gradual step over the iPhone 4 improving the internals, but keeping the look and feel. At the same time, though, it brings a reworked iOS 5 and introduces Siri, a personal voice assistant allowing you to vocally communicate with the iPhone. It comes with a 3.5" screen with a resolution of 640 x 960 pixels, but on the inside there's a twice more powerful dual-core A5 processor. It also improves connectivity a notch, bringing 14.4Mbps HSPA download speeds. The back is where an 8-megapixel camera resides and it's capable of recording 1080p videos.

Key specs: A5 Dual Core | 1GB Memory | Storage: 16GB/32GB/64GB | 3.5”, 640x490 | 8MP Camera | 1080p, 0.3MP front camera |

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: The Samsung GALAXY Nexus is the first phone to run Android Ice Cream Sandwich - the version that is meant to put an end to fragmentation. The handset uses the concept of button-less front and thin bezel to fit a 4.65" HD Super AMOLED display in a phone the size of handsets with smaller screens. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460 processor, and capable of shooting HD 1080p video.

Key specs: 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4460, 1GB RAM, 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 5MP rear / 1.3MP front cameras with 1080p HD video capture.